Category: Internet of Things

Ars Technica recently published a great article entitled “Internet of Things” security is hilariously broken and getting worse. It talks about how the security of the Internet of Things is hilariously broken. And how it’s getting worse. I think we’ve heard these themes before… Anyway, the article goes to the real heart of the problem and offers […]

Yesterday, cybersecurity firm Symantec reported on a new piece of malware called Linux.Wifatch that attacks Linux-based home routers. And by “attack” we mean that it patches security holes that it finds to make the routers safer. Hey, wait…. That’s right, this router malware does not modify the user’s DNS settings nor does it launch a distributed […]

You might recall that last year we reported on the SOHOpelessly Broken contest that was part of the DEF CON computer security conference. This contest was run by our friends at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) and attempted to shine some light on the dismal state of security for SOHO or home routers. This is a key […]

By now you’ve likely heard about the Shellshock vulnerability (also known as CVE-2014-6271). It’s a vulnerability that was recently discovered in the bash shell, a very old and central part of the Unix/Linux system. This vulnerability has apparently been around for a very long time, but has just recently been discovered. What’s Shellshock? Shellshock is a […]

WiFi connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices are always a good target for hackers to try to compromise and attack. Another device has been recently compromised – the LIFX internet connnected light bulb. LIFX was a project that began back in 2012 as a Kickstarter project. It’s now become a victim in the quest of […]

There’s a good article in PC Magazine from noted computer curmudgeon John C. Dvorak about the future of Internet of Things (IoT) and its inherent security issues. Dvorak notes that the real problem with home automation and IoT is that currently these devices are so easily hacked, leading to huge problems. He even goes after […]

Today, D-Link announced several new products including the new top-of-the-line DIR-880L router, as well as several products that fit into the Internet of Things (IoT) space. D-Link will also off a WiFi Motion Sensor that will work with their other Connected Home products, as well as a new app D-Link Smart Home that ties them all […]

Whenever we encounter some sort of malware, it always feels like it was directed at us. It feels like it was done maliciously. It’s so easy to forget that most malware that’s deployed has some sort of an economic component, be it phishing scams trying to steal credit card or banking information, or spammers trying […]

There’s a very good article in MIT Technology Review about the recent Heartbleed bug that’s affecting many computer servers and Internet of Things devices. It makes the important case that any modern device that we use is both hardware AND software, and that software often has problems. Because of the nature of these devices (e.g. […]

Computer security expert Bruce Shneier wrote an excellent editorial in Wired Magazine about the security of Internet of Things device. He makes some excellent points about the dangers that are lurking in embedded systems and how they’re quickly becoming the go-to strategy for many hackers. If we don’t solve this soon, we’re in for a […]